Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of immigrant

According to The Guardian, a former Wisconsin judge has been spared prison time after her conviction for obstructing federal immigration enforcement. Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted of felony obstruction for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade ICE agents. On Wednesday, a federal judge sentenced her to a five thousand dollar fine, rather than imprisonment, citing her otherwise law-abiding life as a key factor in the lenient sentencing decision.

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